Year 2010: SmartPhone Users to Surpass 7 Million (tech, news, report, update, statistics, Auckland)

The figure of Smartphone users in Korea is projected to exceed 7 million this year, as indicated by industry informants. The complete figure of people utilizing a Smartphone here was approximately 6.8 million on or after previous month, signifying that the sum has skipped 8.5 times matched to the 800,000 noted in 2009.

From the time of the opening of Apple’s iPhone in November previous year, approximately 30 latest Smartphone models have been made public this year with further to arrive this month. Korea’s Smartphone market is occupied by the shares of Samsung Electronics, Apple and Pantech.
Samsung Electronics, a late arrival to the marketplace, presented its flagship version Galaxy S, power-driven by the Android cellular phone OS, in July in order to take hold of a superior share of the marketplace.
The native electronics giant told it has vended approximately 3 million Smartphones – 2.3 million items of the Galaxy version whereas 700,000 go for Omnia – in previous year.
Apple, conversely, has vended a sum of 1.6 million items – 800,000 million pieces each of the iPhone 3GS as well as the advanced iPhone 4 – turning out to be the second best in the competition.
Small size player Pantech got third place, vending 800,000 items on or after previous month, told its company representatives; eager to vend about 1 million items this year.

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Have you seen the inside of Samsung Galaxy S i9000? (tech, report, news, reveal, board, repair, fix, Auckland)

If you have a thing for seeing tech and gadgets stripped to bits and torn right down to the transceiver, you’ll enjoy this tear down of the Samsung Galaxy S. Apparently, the Galaxy S i9000 is pretty well built, but far easier to take apart than the Omnia, also by Samsung. So what exactly does this tear down reveal that we didn’t already know?

For those of you so technically inclined and curious, I’ll let phoneWreck do the explaining:
At the centre of the diagram, the Samsung “Hummingbird” S5PC110A01 applications core reins supreme. There’s been plenty of debate that this is the die hiding underneath Apple’s A4 skin – it’s hard to say. One thing for certain, this device kicks arse. Capable of assembling ~90 million triangles/second, penetration of this processor will only make smartphone gaming a more immersive experience.
Similar to the iPhone, Samsung chose an Infineon baseband. The YYN1N7438A8 to be exact. The baseband wasn’t infineon’s only win, coming in with the PMB 5703 SMARTi UE transceiver as well.
Not surprisingly, Samsung has kept things consistent with just about every other phone and provided itself with the memory wins. The K4X1G323B, KLM8G4DEDD and K4X2G323PB represnt the 1Gb DDR SDRAM, 8Gb Managed NAND and 2Gb DDR SDRAM respectively.

Communications are literally monopolized by Triquint. We’ve got a duplexer (TQM6M26028L) a transmit module (TQM69014), and two power-amps TQM676021 and TQM666022.
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth communications are handled by the same MCP/combo device that we found on the iPhone 4, the Broadcomm BCM4329FKUBG. Broadcomm also has the GPS win with the BCM4751.
Audio Codec goes to Wolfson (WM8994E), Camera Controller to NEC (MC-10170), Touch Screen Controller to Atmel (MX1224) and PMIC to Maxim with the MAX8998.
Now you can rest easy knowing exactly what’s lurking underneath all that plastic, glass and metal you’re carrying around in your pockets.
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What is so special about iPhone 4 Gaming? (games, iOS, tech, review, report, Auckland, David Lim)

The iPhone 4 is here now and the industry is pretty excited about the new features. One of those features is the new Gyroscope which promises more precise motion sensing for the device. Kotaku contacted a few gaming companies and here's what they think of the new offering.  http://tiny.cc/iphon4game

Sega is excited about the "new range of possibilities" made by the Gyroscope, said their digital brand manager, Ben Harborne. "We look forward to creating titles that take advantage of such precise controls in the near future."

As for X Games Snocross and 2XL Supercross developer 2XL Games, the Gyroscope is exactly what they have been waiting for in the iPhone. "Now that we know the heading, pitch and roll of the phone, we can create several augmented reality apps that can provide guidance and information in very intuitive and user friendly ways," said president Rick Baltman.

For Dave Castelnuvo, the improved motion sensing will also further improve the gameplay of his Pocket God. "We may use it on a limited basis to add a little bonus feature for users with iPhone 4 devices," he said. "I can see this enhancing our earthquake and gravity functionality so you can completely disorient the pygmies when you move the phone around in weird ways."  This post is sponsored by Abby Technology Limited - Blackberry, Android Phone Repair and Apple iPhone Unlock Professional.

2010 Late Mobile Phone Review: HTC Wildfire ("mobile phone repair", Android, Auckland)

Just share with you chaps about a detail review on HTC Wildfie pda smartphone. http://tiny.cc/wildfire

The link is located here.  Have fun and hope this post helps you out on evaluating the new Wildfire smartphone by HTC.

Nokia goes for 'Touch and Type' with the X3 (Smartphone, tech, news, report, Auckland, "Nokia Repair"

21 August, 2010, Auckland--CONSUMER electronics companies are busy racing forward, embracing new technology and trying to develop gadgets with the latest and greatest features, but recently a couple of mobile phone makers have changed their tactics, introducing high-tech phones with, what many might consider, outdated features.
 
In a world where everyone is fighting to invent the next iPhone killer, companies such as Nokia and RIM have decided to "make the familiar new," opting to transform the older-styled 12-button keypad into a desirable smartphone feature.
 
Nokia announced it would introduce its first "Touch and Type" device while hinting at a new category of phones that embrace both the future and the past.

Nokia's first Touch and Type device, the X3, bridges the gap between smartphone and feature phone, combining smartphone features such as a touchscreen, and 3G and WiFi connectivity with "the most used mobile interface on the planet."
The device gently eases users who feel comfortable using the traditional mobile phone keypad into the world of smartphones.
 
"Our research tells us consumers who have invested years in becoming fast one-handed, one-thumb texters want to maintain their speedy edge for SMS, chat and instant messaging - yet enjoy the benefits of touch as well," said Mary McDowell, executive vice-president of mobile phones at Nokia.
 
It is a strategy that RIM also employed with their recently released Pearl 9100 3G handset.
Nokia's diminutive X3 phone comes with a 5-megapixel, 4x digital zoom camera for both video and stills, dedicated music and messaging keys, access to Nokia's Ovi Store, 3G and WiFi connectivity, e-mail, social networking, FM radio, and Bluetooth2.1.
 
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5 Ways iPhone 4 Will Influence Future Smartphones (tech, news. report, Auckland, Vodafone)

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Apple’s iPhone 4 officially launches today, and both pre-order customers and those hoping to walk up and grab the new device are lined up around the country — and that’s after an estimated 600,000 of the devices were pre-ordered. There’s no question the iPhone 4 is popular — and just like the original iPhone, this model is also sure to influence future handsets from competitors, in the following five ways:


Front-facing camera and video calling — iPhone 4 isn’t the first handset to offer a front-facing camera that supports video calling, but FaceTime — the engine used behind the iPhone 4 video calling software — is an open standard, so apps on other platforms can integrate it. However, currently FaceTime works over Wi-Fi only — Apple is planning for 3G support later this year. By comparison, I’ve recently used Fring on a Nokia E73 Mode for video calls over 3G.
Thin is in — At 9.3 millimeters or 0.34 inches, Apple claims title to the “world’s thinnest smartphone” with the iPhone 4. But the just-introduced Droid X is a svelte 0.4 inches and other new handsets without hardware keyboards aren’t that much thicker. Still, Apple is setting the trend here and is doing so with elegant engineering — by designing the device internals to minimize space. Indeed, the use of smaller microelectromechanical systems in the new iPhone 4 should trickle down to many other handsets.
 
More pixels – Perhaps the most noticeable difference in the new iPhone 4 is the display, which packs in four times the amount of pixels than the prior model. At 960×640 resolution on the 3.5-inch display, images and text look crisper and clearer than on other mobile platforms, which generally top out at 854×480. Apple was wise to pixel double both horizontally and vertically because it provides simple application compatibility for old software. As Android — and perhaps other mobile platforms — look to future smartphones and tablets, watch for even higher resolutions supported on future devices.
 
HD video recording – Another feature that pre-dated iPhone 4 on a select few recent handsets is 720p video recording, but with this version of the device, Apple is bringing the feature mainstream, complete with video editing. Capturing and processing that video at a full 30 frames per second just needs the right software and CPU — both of which are readily available for the smartphones of today and tomorrow.
 
Improved interfaces — In many cases, competing smartphones often offer the same or even more functions as iPhone 4, but none match the intuitiveness of its user interface. Competitors know this and are working towards improving their product: Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 UI is vastly improved over prior versions, for example. The Android team is reportedly focused on ease of use with Gingerbread, the next version after Froyo, and Google’s hiring of Mathias Duarte, the designer of Palm’s webOS platform, should help greatly. Nokia is also making great strides with MeeGo, which will power all N-series devices following the N8 handset. And don’t count Research In Motion out, either — the new BlackBerry 6.0 looks far more finger-friendly and intuitive than the current operating system.
 
Of course, other devices have influenced the iPhone as well, with features like multitasking, threaded email conversations and customizable wallpaper, to name a few. But the iPhone 4 will take the smartphone category to an entirely new level.

Motorola announces Quench XT3 Android phone for Taiwan (tech, news, pad, smartphone, report, Auckland)

July 23, 2010 --- Motorola is having great time with Android - the latest Moto droid is the Motorola Quench XT3. We've seen it before under the name XT502 Greco though its specs have been lowered somewhat since then.

The Motorola Quench XT3 is a touchscreen bar, similar to the original Motorola Quench. The Quench XT3 runs Android OS 1.6 Donut (and not the initially rumored 2.1 Eclair). Another change to the official spec sheet compared to the rumors is the 3MP camera.

The rest of the Motorola Quench XT3 specs are standard Android fare - 3.2" HVGA touchscreen, a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 CPU, Wi-Fi b/g, GPS and support for microSD cards up to 32GB.

The Motorola Quench XT3 will be launching in Taiwan some time in August alongside the original Motorola Quench (a.k.a. CLIQ XT MB501). Taiwan's Far EasTone Telecommunications will carry the Quench XT3 though no price has been announced yet.